Sporting realities : critical readings of the sports documentary / edited by Samantha N. Sheppard and Travis Vogan.
| Other author | Sheppard, Samantha N., editor. |
| Other author | Vogan, Travis, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020] |
| Description | 235 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sports, media, and society Sports, media, and society. ^A1414507 |
| Contents | Documentary as "quality" sports television / Branden Buehler -- Intersectionality in Venus vs. / Aaron Baker -- No girls allowed! : documenting female reporters as threats in Let them wear towels / Korryn D. Mozisek -- Documenting difference : gay athletes of color, binary representation, and the sports documentary / Evan Brody -- To the (black) athlete dying young : documenting and mythologizing Len Bias and Ben Wilson / Justin Hudson -- Protest and public memory : documenting the 1968 Summer Olympic Games / Emily Plec and Shaun M. Anderson -- Of friends and foes : remembering Yugoslavia in sport documentaries / Dario Brentin and David Brown -- "Measuring up" : fathers, sons, and the economy of death in mountain film documentaries / Ray Gamache -- Sports album's replay : newsreel compilations, early television, and the re-circulation of sport history / Alex Kupfer -- HBO sports : docu-branding boxing's past and present / Travis Vogan. |
| Abstract | ""Sporting Realities" is a collection that explores the sports documentary's cultural meanings, aesthetic practices, industrial and commercial dimensions, and political contours across historical, social, medium-specific, and geographic contexts"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2019044482 |
| ISBN | 9781496217578 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1496217578 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781496221797 paperback |
| ISBN | 1496221796 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | mobi |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV742.3 .S666 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |